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This week, Rhiannon reads “The Water Mother”, a Chinese folk tale. Listeners may recognize a particular noodly children's story of the same type (ATU 565). We explore the role of folklore in the development of cultural identity, using Chinese and Finnish stories as our primary examples, and then let the science behind artesian springs send us on a journey through human use of water, from religion to relaxation. This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Music written and performed by our resident noisemaker, Tay Clarke. Find the tell online at www.thatsnicepod.com, or follow our Instagram, @thatsnicepod. Find the tell notes here: https://thatsnicepod.com/episodes/gny9gq0hsarahdmw4865glhpra5cz6

To kick off a brand-new season, Rhiannon explores storytelling, fantastical features, and moral duality. Hear about what makes a fairy tale different from other kinds of narrative, why there's no such thing as new content, and who wrote the first bedtime story. Enjoy the primer that will set us up for the next several months of tell tales with Rhi. :) This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Music written and performed by our resident noisemaker, Tay Clarke. Find the show online at www.thatsnicepod.com, or follow our Instagram, @thatsnicepod. Source material for this episode can be found at this link.

Join us for season 3, covering the history of folklore, streaming September 6th on your favorite podcast platform. You'll hear me on Tuesday! This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Music written and performed by our resident noisemaker, Tay Clarke. Find the show online at www.thatsnicepod.com, or follow our Instagram, @thatsnicepod.

This week, we explore the idea of counting. Ancient numerical systems, in base ten and otherwise, are considered. Rhiannon discusses the concept of zero and the ways that humanity has struggled with the idea of infinity. Moral of the story: the Greeks were weird. This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Music written and performed by our resident noisemaker, Tay Clarke. Find the show online at www.thatsnicepod.com, or follow our Instagram, @thatsnicepod. SOURCE MATERIAL ***Recommendation of the Week*** … ***Sources*** https://www.cairn.info/revue-de-philologie-litterature-et-histoire-anciennes-2009-1-page-103.htm https://theconversation.com/nothing-matters-how-the-invention-of-zero-helped-create-modern-mathematics-84232 https://courses.lumenlearning.com/math4liberalarts/chapter/early-counting-systems/ https://www.deseret.com/2012/8/5/20505112/a-brief-history-of-numbers-and-counting-part-1-mathematics-advanced-with-civilization https://earlymath.erikson.edu/beyond-base-10-3-unusual-counting-systems/ https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22599/22599-h/22599-h.htm https://www.hcusd2.org/vimages/shared/vnews/stories/53bd4762d3b99/4.1%20-%20Additive,%20Multiplicative,%20and%20Ciphered%20Systems%20of%20Numeration%20-%20filled%20in.pdfl https://math.dartmouth.edu/~matc/Readers/HowManyAngels/InfinityMind/IM.html https://www.math.tamu.edu/~dallen/masters/infinity/infinity.pdf https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/HistTopics/Chinese_numerals/ https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/roots-of-unity/ancient-babylonian-number-system-had-no-zero/ https://www.storyofmathematics.com/mayan.htm https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/7/5/17500782/zero-number-math-explained http://web.pdx.edu/~caughman/AmyDraft501.pdf

This week, Rhiannon has a (probably literal) bone to pick with a certain London-based institution. She discusses the history of museums from ancient times to present day, and goes on several long digressions about related concepts. Topics include public mourning, animals as entertainment, what feels like the entire state of Pennsylvania, and the institutionalized “finders keepers” mentality. This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Music written and performed by our resident noisemaker, Tay Clarke. Find the show online at www.thatsnicepod.com, or follow our Instagram, @thatsnicepod. SOURCE MATERIAL ***Recommendation of the Week*** https://www.britishmuseum.org/about-us/contact-us ***Museums*** https://www.britannica.com/topic/Smithsonian-Institution https://www.thecollector.com/history-of-museums/ https://journals.openedition.org/iss/3264 https://mymodernmet.com/history-of-museums/ https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97377145 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331359150_A_cross-cultural_perspective_on_musealization_the_museum's_reception_by_China_and_Japan_in_the_second_half_of_the_nineteenth_century https://www.si.edu/museums https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum ***Memorials and Public Psychology*** https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1163/j.ctt1w8h377.17?seq=35 https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/static/files/The%20emotional%20life___.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7006684/ https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/resedu/savage.htm ***Etymology*** https://www.etymonline.com/word/anamnesis?ref=etymonline_crossreference https://www.etymonline.com/word/muse?ref=etymonline_crossreference#etymonline_v_19293 https://www.etymonline.com/word/museum#etymonline_v_19294 https://www.etymonline.com/word/*men-?ref=etymonline_crossreference#etymonline_v_52585 ***Zoos and Aquariums*** https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/rearvision/the-ethical-history-of-zoos/6869776 https://www.algone.com/history-of-the-aquarium-fish-keeping https://dailyhistory.org/How_did_zoos_develop https://hankeringforhistory.com/history-of-zoos/ https://www.horniman.ac.uk/story/inventing-the-aquarium-a-short-history/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoo ***Reenactments and Living History*** https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/trend-tradition-magazine/summer-2020/birth-living-history/ https://etd.ohiolink.edu/apexprod/rws_etd/send_file/send?accession=bgsu1136660752&disposition=inline https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/670167 https://www.jstor.org/stable/2712780?seq=1 https://www.nationalgeographic.org/article/past-present/ https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/2022/2070/22(1,2)%2054-61.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y https://www.singingcreekcenter.org/what-is-living-history/ ***Repatriation and Historical Justice*** https://debatewise.org/204-historical-artefacts-should-be-repatriated-to-their-country-of-origin/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2021/10/27/europes-museums-collectors-are-returning-artifacts-to-countries-of-origin-amid-fresh-scrutiny/?sh=357b3299675b https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/5407.htm

Hear a quick message from a festive Rhiannon, and enjoy the musical stylings of Tay.

Our friend Tay returns for a second episode to discuss the history of jazz. We cover the basics of the genre, its origins, and the major influences on its development. Tay gives some insight on modern jazz and jazz education.  This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Music written and performed by our resident noisemaker, Tay Clarke. Find the show online at www.thatsnicepod.com, or follow our Instagram, @thatsnicepod. SOURCE MATERIALS ***Recommendation of the Week*** Tay's intro to jazz playlist – coming soon ***Sources*** https://books.google.com/books?id=keeFBNepGRYC&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false https://www.npr.org/sections/ablogsupreme/2013/01/08/168893316/a-brief-history-of-jazz-education-pt-2 https://www.nps.gov/jazz/learn/historyculture/history_early.htm https://www.nps.gov/j​​azz/learn/historyculture/jazz-map.htm https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/books/chap1/historyofjazz.htm

Rhiannon is joined by Matthew, a horticulture enthusiast, to talk about the history of violets. We discuss how the flowers we call violets have been affected over the years by selective breeding, botanical fashion trends, and technological advancements. Matthew provides a selection of historical and mythological anecdotes to round out our discussion. This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Music written and performed by our resident noisemaker, Tay Clarke. Find the show online at www.thatsnicepod.com, or follow our Instagram, @thatsnicepod. SOURCE MATERIALS ***Recommendation of the Week*** https://www.logees.com/parma-violet-marie-louise-viola-hybrid.html https://www.logees.com/tasmanian-violet-viola-banksii.html https://www.logees.com/vietnamese-violet-primulina-tamiana.html ***Sources*** https://www.babyviolets.com/history-of-african-violet-plants/ http://comenius-legends.blogspot.com/2010/07/legend-of-violet.html?m=1 https://www.connexionfrance.com/Mag/Nature/Gardening-in-France-The-history-of-Toulouse-s-Parma-violets https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/62459473.pdf https://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/4783 https://www.gardenista.com/posts/wild-violets-rethinking-eliza-doolittles-favorite-flower/ https://gesneriads.info/articles/saintpaulia/saintpaulia/history-in-cultivation/ https://hvmag.com/life-style/history/rhinebeck-ny-violet-capital-of-the-world-sweet-violets-documentary/amp/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/mystery-of-the-african-violet?cmpid=int_org=ngp::int_mc=website::int_src=ngp::int_cmp=amp::int_add=amp_readtherest https://www.plantdaddypodcast.com/ https://pss.uvm.edu/ppp/articles/african.html https://starofnature.org/sweet-violet-viola-odorata-parma-violet-how-to-grow/ https://www.violetbarn.com/store/russian-hybrids.html?fbclid=IwAR25ID0nQdkh9W37Bp0Mv384q-bNBShIFaVIIgEXDvjnCRpk1FGQAKe0-qw&page=2 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parma_violet https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_odorata

This week, Rhiannon takes inspiration from her podcasting forebears and investigates the world of tickling. We explore the science behind tickling, its use by humanity for a variety of different purposes, and, of course, its etymological background. Rhiannon discovers several new corners of the internet. This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Music written and performed by our resident noisemaker, Tay Clarke. Find the show online at www.thatsnicepod.com, or follow our Instagram, @thatsnicepod. SOURCE MATERIAL ***Science*** https://bigthink.com/robby-berman/why-we-may-love-to-tickle-but-we-mostly-hate-to-be-tickled-ourselves https://digest.bps.org.uk/2016/03/22/people-with-schizophrenia-like-traits-can-tickle-themselves-whereas-most-people-cant/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/tit-for-tat-delusions/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/02/06/the-surprising-reasons-why-we-tickle-one-another/ ***Longform Tickling Investigations*** https://allthingscomedy.com/podcasts/3---competitive-endurance-tickling https://www.amazon.com/Tickled-David-Farrier/dp/B01JTOBDB2 ***Etymology*** https://www.etymonline.com/columns/post/bio https://www.etymonline.com/columns/post/acronymphomania https://www.etymonline.com/word/tickle https://www.etymonline.com/word/tick https://www.etymonline.com/word/frequentative ***Miscellaneous*** https://culturacolectiva.com/history/tickling-torture-method-can-cause-aneurysm https://www.flyfishingline.net/trout-tickling/trout-tickling-catching-fish-bare-hands https://web.archive.org/web/20070927223435/http://trout-net.co.uk/cgi-bin/weblog_basic/index.php?p=5 https://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/woodland-activities/trout-tickling/

Rhiannon spends this week ranting about grass. We discuss the pervasive sameness of suburban sprawl, the social drivers and environmental impacts of manicured lawns, and alternatives to turfgrass for a biodiverse, native yard. This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Music written and performed by our resident noisemaker, Tay Clarke. Find the show online at www.thatsnicepod.com, or follow our Instagram, @thatsnicepod. SOURCE MATERIAL ***Recommendation of the Week*** … ***Lawn Grass*** https://www.businessinsider.com/where-grass-lawns-came-from-2016-5 https://www.highcountrygardens.com/gardening/stop-the-madness-making-lawns-an-eco-friendly-part-of-our-landscapes https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-may-14-ca-36994-story.html https://libres.uncg.edu/ir/asu/f/Gu,%20Chuanhui(2015)EffectsOfHouseholdManagement.pdf https://www.noble.org/news/publications/ag-news-and-views/2016/december/introduced-grasses-can-cause-problems/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0049089X17305422 https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/anthropology-in-practice/the-american-obsession-with-lawns/ https://www.scotts.com/en-us/library/grass-grass-seed/identify-your-grass https://www.thesingaporearchitect.com/post/the-sameness-of-suburbia-a-reading-of-suburban-malls https://www.taskeasy.com/blog/recent-clippings/lawns-around-the-world http://turfgrass.wikidot.com/wiki:turf-history https://urbanenv.org/white-suburbia-is-destroying-the-planet/ ***Etymology*** https://www.etymonline.com/word/grass https://www.etymonline.com/word/green https://www.etymonline.com/word/grow https://www.etymonline.com/word/wax https://www.etymonline.com/word/*aug- https://www.etymonline.com/word/augur https://www.etymonline.com/word/auspex ***Better Things to Grow*** https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/landscaping-water-conservation https://extension.psu.edu/edible-landscapes-herbs-and-flowers https://gilmour.com/grass-alternatives-backyard-lawn https://www.popsci.com/regional-lawn-alternatives/

208 || QWERTY, FLIRTY, AND THRIVING || ALPHABETS, PART II Rhiannon follows up last week's discussion of the history of alphabets with an investigation of alphabetical order. We consider various keyboard layouts, the rise of emojis, and Rhiannon's favorite book: the dictionary. We answer listener questions and (finally…) embark upon the season's first rabbit hole. This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Music written and performed by our resident noisemaker, Tay Clarke. Find the show online at www.thatsnicepod.com, or follow our Instagram, @thatsnicepod. SOURCE MATERIAL ***Recommendation of the Week*** https://www.ted.com/talks/jamila_lyiscott_3_ways_to_speak_english?language=en ***Alphabetical Order*** https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-11/history-of-alphabetical-order-a-to-z/12320808 https://beyond.britannica.com/who-put-the-alphabet-in-alphabetical-order https://decisionslab.unl.edu/pubs/stevens_duque_2018_SM.pdf https://www.dictionary.com/e/abcsong/ https://time.com/5904883/alphabetical-order-history/ ***Dictionaries*** https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/08/the-draconian-dictionary-is-back/566660/ https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-history-and-significance-of-dictionaries https://list-english.ru/img/newpdf/dictpdf/6.pdf https://public.oed.com/history/ ***Keyboard Layouts*** https://blogs.bellevue.edu/library/index.php/2019/03/a-brief-history-and-overview-of-common-keyboard-layouts/ https://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/typing-through-time-the-history-of-the-keyboard/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/52483/6-non-qwerty-keyboard-layouts https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/fact-of-fiction-the-legend-of-the-qwerty-keyboard-49863249/ ***Emojis*** https://www.altalang.com/beyond-words/linguists-emojis/#:~:text=Emojis%2C%20unlike%20other%20languages%2C%20don,mean%20they%20aren't%20important. https://www.bluedropstudio.com/post/the-history-of-emoji-in-5-minutes https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-long-battle-against-racism-and-sexism-in-emoji https://emojitimeline.com/ https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2015/may/27/emoji-language-dragging-us-back-to-the-dark-ages-yellow-smiley-face https://medium.com/@heytory/emojis-the-complete-history-6dc81a330144 https://phys.org/news/2017-05-linguistic-emojis.html ***Etymology*** https://www.etymonline.com/word/emoji#etymonline_v_53354 https://www.etymonline.com/word/emoticon?ref=etymonline_crossreference https://www.etymonline.com/word/emotion?ref=etymonline_crossreference https://www.etymonline.com/word/ex-?ref=etymonline_crossreference https://www.etymonline.com/word/affray#etymonline_v_5204 https://www.etymonline.com/word/*pri-?ref=etymonline_crossreference https://www.etymonline.com/word/filibuster?ref=etymonline_crossreference https://www.etymonline.com/word/freebooter?ref=etymonline_crossreference ***Listener Questions*** http://www.thai-language.com/ref/breaking-words https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_case ***Rabbit Hole*** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabetical_order https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_and_Mc_together https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_electrical_and_electronic_engineering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Street_Station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsepower https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_State_Fair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fried_Coke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doughnut#Holes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkin%27_Donuts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton,_Massachusetts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_meeting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterurbanization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_work https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laptop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_keyboard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_(alphabet) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabet

On this week's episode, Rhiannon discusses alphabets from around the world. We talk about the history and development of character systems, the different alphabets used by different languages, and assorted other writing-related topics. This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Music written and performed by our resident noisemaker, Tay Clarke. Find the show online at www.thatsnicepod.com, or follow our Instagram, @thatsnicepod. SOURCE MATERIAL ***Ancient Systems*** https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1048&context=bb_pubs https://www.arcalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Near-Eastern-Chronology-and-the-development-of-the-Greek-Alphabet.pdf https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/111499sci-alphabet-origin.html https://books.google.com/books?id=Kc4xAlunCSEC&pg=PA81#v=onepage&q&f=false https://www.britannica.com/topic/cuneiform https://www.britannica.com/topic/hieroglyphic-writing https://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/civil/egypt/egcw02e.html https://norse-mythology.org/runes/ https://norse-mythology.org/runes/the-origins-of-the-runes/ https://norse-mythology.org/runes/runic-philosophy-and-magic/ https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f3/ab/a2/f3aba2d3ec7a39ef261ef7aec98ee54f.png https://sciencenordic.com/language-linguistics-runes/isolated-people-in-sweden-only-stopped-using-runes-100-years-ago/1418110 https://web.archive.org/web/20181119082926/https://aprendeenlinea.udea.edu.co/revistas/index.php/cont/article/viewFile/25609/21149 ***Modern Alphabets*** https://www.africanholocaust.net/scriptsofafrica.html https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/11/the-alphabet-that-will-save-a-people-from-disappearing/506987/ https://blog.skritter.com/2014/07/a-brief-history-of-the-japanese-writing-system/ https://books.google.com/books?id=ystMAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA762#v=onepage&q&f=false https://brailleworks.com/braille-resources/history-of-braille/ https://www.thechairmansbao.com/brief-history-chinese-characters http://learn-hangul.com/home/the-history-of-hangul/ https://learnrussian.rt.com/alphabet/the-history-of-the-cyrillic-alphabet/ https://www.metmuseum.org/learn/educators/curriculum-resources/art-of-the-islamic-world/unit-two/origins-and-characteristics-of-the-arabic-alphabet https://www.nationalgeographic.org/article/sequoyah-and-creation-cherokee-syllabary/ https://www.voices.com/blog/history-international-phonetic-alphabet/ https://theweek.com/articles/620397/how-identify-asian-african-middle-eastern-alphabets-glance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Sign_Language#Writing_systems https://www.worldstandards.eu/other/alphabets/ ***Etymology*** https://www.etymonline.com/word/alphabet#etymonline_v_10916 https://www.etymonline.com/word/boustrophedon#etymonline_v_15673 https://www.etymonline.com/word/furtive#etymonline_v_14273 https://www.etymonline.com/word/futhorc#etymonline_v_14285 https://www.etymonline.com/word/Lucifer?ref=etymonline_crossreference https://www.etymonline.com/word/rune#etymonline_v_16645 https://www.etymonline.com/word/Runnymede?ref=etymonline_crossreference ***Handwriting and Fonts*** https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/how-fonts-affect-learning-and-memory https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/develop/word-recognition https://www.insider.com/bad-handwriting-photos-2018-1 https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/88517/9-handy-facts-about-history-handwriting https://mymodernmet.com/influential-typefaces/ https://psmag.com/education/handwriting-is-history-6540 https://www.rd.com/list/how-handwriting-has-changed/ https://siteimprove.com/en-us/accessibility/most-accessible-fonts/ https://www.toptal.com/designers/ui/typeface-history https://www.vletter.com/help/font-faq/history-of-handwriting.html https://99designs.com/blog/design-history-movements/history-of-digital-fonts/

A tea lover herself, Rhiannon uses this episode as an excuse to drink a h*ckload of tea. We discuss the plant, the history of its use, teatime etiquette around the world, and all the fun types that are available these days for your gastronomic pleasure. This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Music written and performed by our resident noisemaker, Tay Clarke. Find the show online at www.thatsnicepod.com, or follow our Instagram, @thatsnicepod. SOURCE MATERIALS ***Definition*** https://www.artfultea.com/tea-wisdom-1/types-of-tea-a-comprehensive-guide https://www.etymonline.com/word/tea ​​https://www.etymonline.com/word/tisane https://internationalcamellia.org/ https://the.republicoftea.com/tea-library/herbal-tea-and-tisanes/what-is-herbal-tea/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology_of_tea ***Science*** https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.687615/full https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/side-effects-of-tea https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/ayahuasca https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3459493/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8978213/ https://senchateabar.com/blogs/blog/herbal-tea-health-benefits https://www.vice.com/en/article/4xp853/herbal-tea-is-not-medicine ***History and Culture*** https://afternoontea.co.uk/news-reviews/the-afternoontea-co-uk-team/afternoon-tea-etiquette-top-10-do-s-don-ts/ https://www.alimentarium.org/en/knowledge/tea-russia https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210223-yaupon-the-rebirth-of-americas-forgotten-tea https://www.britannica.com/event/Tea-Act https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/17/africa/africa-tea-traditions/index.html https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/1159/ https://firstwefeast.com/features/2016/07/sweet-tea-quintessential-southern-drink https://www.hackberrytea.com/blogs/tea-education/south-american-tea-the-unique-origin-of-yerba-mate#:~:text=The%20traditional%20tea%20plant%20is,of%20social%20and%20cultural%20situations. https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2096.html https://matcha-tea.com/matcha/west-africas-tea-culture-a-way-of-lifehttps://www.vahdamteas.com/blogs/tea-us/tea-cultures https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4878758/ https://www.theodysseyonline.com/why-so-many-book-lovers-love-tea https://tching.com/2017/02/tea-drinking-culture-australia/https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2096.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130117000057/http://www.marketresearchworld.net/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=208https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/1159/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_tea

On this bonus Thursday episode, Rhiannon wonders why. This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Music written and performed by our resident noisemaker, Tay Clarke. Find the show online at www.thatsnicepod.com, or follow our Instagram, @thatsnicepod. SOURCE MATERIALS https://www.ias.edu/sites/default/files/library/UsefulnessHarpers.pdf

This week on the tell, Rhiannon is buffeted by the Wiki Winds into the world of competitive Scrabble. We talk about the history of the game, those who play it, and what counts as a word. Rhiannon does her best to avoid ranting about the existence of dictionaries. This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Music written and performed by our resident noisemaker, Tay Clarke. Find the show online at www.thatsnicepod.com, or follow our Instagram, @thatsnicepod. SOURCE MATERIALS ***Recommendation of the Week*** https://www.seattletimes.com/games-nytimes-crossword/ ***History of Scrabble*** https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/scrabbles-facebook-update-spells-a-n-g-e-r/news-story/92b18de69995f857e16fd4a34408e35a https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0198227/ https://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN1541432720081215 https://web.archive.org/web/20100316172646/http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/info/history.html ***Championships*** http://event.poslfit.com/2013/sct-me/build/tsh/prizes.html https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/879354/Allan-Simmons-banned-for-cheating-scrabble https://scrabbleplayers.org/w/Official_Tournament_Rules ***Wikipedia*** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Mosher_Butts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collins_Scrabble_Words https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English-language_Scrabble https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrabble https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Scrabble_Championship

This week, Rhiannon discovers the history of clocks. She explores the concept of time, cultural approaches to timekeeping, the history of temporal accounting methods, and more, all while doing her best not to exclaim that time is fake every ninety seconds. Listen to the end to hear a sentimental monologue about staying hopeful. This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Music written and performed by our resident noisemaker, Tay Clarke. Find the show online at www.thatsnicepod.com, or follow our Instagram, @thatsnicepod. SOURCE MATERIAL ***Recommendation of the Week*** Advocate for permanent standard time ***Science*** https://medium.com/@jothibasuofficial/why-there-are-24-hours-in-a-day-and-60-minutes-in-an-hour-b670879cbe99 https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/191871/why-do-atomic-clocks-only-use-caesium https://www.space.com/36273-theory-special-relativity.html https://www.space.com/time-how-it-works ***Timekeeping in Culture*** https://dingdongyouarewrong.tumblr.com/post/672507606186770432 http://www.historyofwatch.com/clock-history/clock-timeline/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/2775696 https://www.maa.org/external_archive/devlin/devlin_12_99.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1369268/ https://www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/156372/mirror-life https://www.popsci.com/what-time-looks-like-to-different-cultures/ https://www.timeanddate.com/time/time-zones-history.html ***Etymology*** https://www.etymonline.com/word/*dhe- https://www.etymonline.com/word/edifice https://www.etymonline.com/word/ether https://www.etymonline.com/word/feckless ***Daylight Savings*** https://www.bts.gov/geospatial/daylight-savings-time https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/623/text https://www.ed.ac.uk/news/2013/time-160913 http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/healthy/science/variations/individual-variation-genetics https://jcsm.aasm.org/doi/10.5664/jcsm.8780 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5524507/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/11/04/daylight-saving-time-legislation-fall-back/6233980001/ http://www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/franklin3.html ***Monitoring and Manipulating Time*** https://cosmosmagazine.com/science/physics/five-ways-to-travel-through-time/ https://www.cuckoopalace.com/cuckoo-clocks-blog/history-of-the-german-cuckoo-clock https://www.livescience.com/time-travel-beginners-guide.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/21/style/international/what-enabled-switzerland-to-dominate-watchmaking.html https://www.popsci.com/brief-history-of-timekeeping/ https://www.visitingvienna.com/sights/ankeruhr-anchor-clock/

On this week's episode, Rhiannon explores the history of breakfast marketing campaigns, including weird mascots, their surprisingly-specific backstories, and the concept of marketing to children. We discuss organic versus synthetic mythologies and embark on the season's first rabbit hole. This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Music written and performed by our resident noisemaker, Tay Clarke. Find the show online at www.thatsnicepod.com, or follow our Instagram, @thatsnicepod. SOURCE MATERIAL ***Recommendation of the Week*** https://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Myth ***Marketing*** https://bobschwabach.wordpress.com/2010/02/27/cereal-premiums-big-business-remember-the-yukon-land-rush/ https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/26/business/kellogg-pop-tarts-lawsuit/index.html https://exhibits.library.duke.edu/exhibits/show/childrenads/intro https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.2190/32F2-2PFB-MEG7-8HPU https://www.jstor.org/stable/4189133 https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/make-weird-newest-content-marketing-trend-pure-absurdity-brooks https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/51286/what-are-colored-circles-food-packages https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC438780/?page=1 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1914&dat=19980101&id=m9ggAAAAIBAJ&pg=1461,30454 https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/10/20/228193138/unleashed-on-halloween-monsters-cereal-haunts-hoarders https://popicon.life/design-evolution-quaker-man/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/how-wheaties-became-breakfast-champions-180978246/ https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Crazy_Squares ***Etymology*** https://www.bobbleheadhall.com/whatisamascot/ https://www.etymonline.com/word/brand https://www.etymonline.com/word/logo https://www.etymonline.com/word/logogram https://www.etymonline.com/word/logogriph https://www.etymonline.com/word/mascot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logogriph ***Notable Mascots*** https://web.archive.org/web/20080915100819/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1511/is_8_20/ai_55248808/pg_1 https://blog.retroplanet.com/kelloggs-rice-krispies-snap-crackle-and-pop/ https://cartoon-network-city-fanon.fandom.com/wiki/The_Keebler_Elves https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-origin-of-capn-crunch/ https://www.deviantart.com/inezfan64/art/The-History-of-Toucan-Sam-from-Froot-Loops-891526203 https://globalresponsibility.generalmills.com/2020/PDF/general_mills-global_responsibility_2020_0039.pdf https://macysthanksgiving.fandom.com/wiki/Buzz_the_Honey_Nut_Cheerios_Bee https://www.neatorama.com/2015/03/18/Waldo-the-Wizard-The-Forgotten-Lucky-Charms-Mascot/ https://popicon.life/dig-it-all-about-the-honey-smacks-digem-frog/ https://blog.retroplanet.com/quiky-the-nesquik-bunny/ https://www.snackhistory.com/trix-cereal/#The_Origin_of_the_Trix_Rabbit https://www.teenvogue.com/story/honey-nut-cheerios-buzz-the-bee-missing https://www.thetoyinsider.com/lucky-charms-magically-delicious-album/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_the_Tiger

This week, Rhiannon deep-dives into the history of the humble podcast. Get a look behind the scenes as Rhiannon tells us a little bit about how running a podcast works. We explore how they started, how they shook up the audio content space, and what the future of podcasting looks like. This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Music written and performed by our resident noisemaker, Tay Clarke. Find the tell online at www.thatsnicepod.com, or follow our Instagram, @thatsnicepod. SOURCE MATERIALS ***Recommendation of the Week*** Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard interviews with celebrities and experts Empty Inside mental health Morbid: A True Crime Podcast true crime Plant Daddy Podcast plant care and intersectional horticulture RedHanded true crime, but British SimplyPodLogical pop culture and commentary ***History*** http://web.archive.org/web/20130729200341/http://itc.conversationsnetwork.org/ https://www.britannica.com/technology/RSS https://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet/basics/podcasting.htm#pt1 https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/media/2005-02-08-podcasting_x.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_podcasting ***Etymology*** https://www.etymonline.com/word/podcast#etymonline_v_36252 https://www.lexico.com/definition/podcast https://www.macrumors.com/2006/09/25/podcast-trademark-controversy/ ***Consumption*** https://a16z.com/2019/05/23/podcast-ecosystem-investing-2019/ https://www.pwc.com/us/en/services/consulting/library/consumer-intelligence-series/consumer-video-streaming-behavior.html https://www.statista.com/statistics/786938/top-podcast-genres/ https://www.statista.com/chart/15224/daily-tv-consumption-by-us-adults/ ***Culture*** https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=5116944&itype=CMSID https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47474996 https://www.biography.com/news/adnan-syed-hae-min-lee-timeline-facts https://discoverpods.com/serial-effect-true-crime-dominate-podcasts/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2020/05/19/joe-rogan-moves-podcast-with-286-million-fans-to-spotify-drops-apple-youtube-other-platforms/?sh=6b7c034c2a23 https://harpymagazine.com/home-1/2019/5/17/why-are-women-so-infatuated-with-serial-killers https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ted-bundy-netflix-chris-watts-women-who-love-serial-killers-hot-felon_n_5cbf5ee4e4b0a5de6e3e931a https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/559256/why-we-love-true-crime https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5529125/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17974734/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21804663/ https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Hot-steamy-and-now-downloadable-Aural-sex-2648624.php https://www.vice.com/en/article/ppvewv/serial-killer-twitter-teenage-girl-fans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binge-watching https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybristophilia ***Top Charts*** https://chartable.com/charts/chartable https://chartable.com/charts/itunes/gb-all-podcasts-podcasts https://chartable.com/charts/itunes/us-all-podcasts-podcasts https://chartable.com/charts/spotify/great-britain-top-podcasts https://chartable.com/charts/spotify/united-states-of-america-top-podcasts https://time.com/5960527/best-podcasts-2021-so-far/

Rhiannon opens the tell's second season with an exploration of pasta from around the world. We cover the history, cultural significance, and types and shapes of pasta from around the world. Come listen as we talk about what qualifies as pasta, whether the shapes taste different, and more. We end the episode with the season's first venture down the rabbit hole. This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Music written and performed by our resident noisemaker, Tay Clarke. Find the show online at www.thatsnicepod.com, or follow our Instagram, @thatsnicepod. SOURCE MATERIALS ***Recommendation of the Week*** Eat pasta ***Pasta Basics*** https://www.cga.ct.gov/2002/rpt/2002-R-0106.htm https://www.granoro.it/en/c/31/the-world-of-granoro/20/high-quality-production/34/how-to-recognise-good-quality-pasta http://www.madehow.com/Volume-2/Pasta.html#b https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5014310/ https://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/shopping-storing/food/dried-vs-fresh-pasta ***History of Pasta*** https://lifeinitaly.com/history-of-pasta/ https://www.pbs.org/food/the-history-kitchen/uncover-the-history-of-pasta/ ***Etymology*** https://www.etymonline.com/word/noodle#etymonline_v_9784 https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=nuclear https://www.etymonline.com/word/nucleus?ref=etymonline_crossreference https://www.etymonline.com/word/pasta#etymonline_v_7299 https://list-english.ru/img/newpdf/dictpdf/6.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_pasta ***In Culture*** https://www.cs.brandeis.edu/~gim/Shared/Italian_Pasta.pdf https://www.encyclopedia.com/food/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/noodle-asia https://www.kqed.org/bayareabites/138982/how-colonialism-brought-a-new-evolution-of-pasta-to-east-africa https://pastaevangelists.com/blogs/blog/where-do-pasta-shapes-get-their-names-from https://pastaevangelists.com/blogs/blog/why-is-pasta-do-important-to-italian-culture https://www.worldstopexports.com/top-pasta-exporters-by-country/ ***Pasta Shapes*** https://www.eater.com/2021/3/22/22344801/dan-pashman-creates-new-pasta-cascatelli-with-sfoglini https://www.nonnabox.com/types-of-pasta/

New season dropping December 20th, 2021.

On the final episode of both our four-part planetary exploration and the first season of the podcast, Rhiannon covers Uranus and Neptune. We hear a bit about the Roman myths and discuss why Roman deities might be the ones used for our planets' names. Rhiannon signs off for a brief summer vacation. Royalty-free music courtesy of pixabay.com. Movements of Holst's Planets suite are in the public domain. ***Recommendation of the Week: *** thatsnicepod@gmail.com ***Etymology*** https://www.etymonline.com/word/apologue?ref=etymonline_crossreference https://www.etymonline.com/word/*leg-?ref=etymonline_crossreference#etymonline_v_52572 https://www.etymonline.com/word/legend#etymonline_v_6658 https://www.etymonline.com/word/myth?ref=etymonline_crossreference https://www.etymonline.com/word/mythology#etymonline_v_19355 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myth#Etymology ***Naming of Planets (General)*** https://www.iau.org/public/themes/naming/ https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2006/11apr_george ***Neptune*** https://earthsky.org/human-world/today-in-science-discovery-of-neptune#:~:text=September%2023%2C%201846.,discover%20this%20world%20in%201846. https://mythopedia.com/roman-mythology/gods/neptune/#mythology https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/neptune/overview/ ***Pluto*** https://mythopedia.com/roman-mythology/gods/pluto/#mythology https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/dwarf-planets/pluto/overview/ ***Uranus*** https://www.ancient.eu/Furies/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Furies https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/uranus/overview/ https://www.theoi.com/Protogenos/Ouranos.html

In the third of four installments of our planets series, Rhiannon discusses various names for Jupiter and Saturn. While the social planets tend to have fewer associated myths compared to the inner ones, as a rule, that doesn't mean we lack interesting topics to cover. We explore just as many different faces of the planets as we did in the first two episodes. We leave the asteroid belt behind us and finally get planets with a significant number of moons! Royalty-free music courtesy of pixabay.com. Movements of Holst's Planets suite are in the public domain. ***Recommendation of the Week: Comparative Mythology*** https://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/comparative-mythology https://www.innovativehistory.com/ih-blog/five-comparative-myths-you-thought-were-original https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparative_mythology ***Etymology*** https://www.etymonline.com/word/*me-?ref=etymonline_crossreference#etymonline_v_52683 https://www.etymonline.com/word/mensural?ref=etymonline_crossreference https://www.etymonline.com/word/month#etymonline_v_17483 https://www.etymonline.com/word/moon?ref=etymonline_crossreference#etymonline_v_18330 ***Miscellaneous Web*** https://www.qrg.northwestern.edu/projects/vss/docs/space-environment/3-orbital-lengths-distances.html ***Jupiter*** https://www.ancient.eu/jupiter/ https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1311/1311.0076.pdf https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1403/1403.0304.pdf https://brill.com/view/book/edcoll/9789463005159/BP000010.xml https://www.britannica.com/topic/Jupiter-Roman-god http://www.infoperu.com/en/view.php?lang=en&p=165 https://www.jstor.org/stable/2708812?seq=1 https://mythopedia.com/roman-mythology/gods/jupiter/ https://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/augustus_religion.html https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/jupiter/in-depth/#otp_moons https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/jupiter/overview/ ***Saturn*** https://www.ancient.eu/Ninurta/ https://www.ancient.eu/Saturn/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Nerthus https://keolamagazine.com/hawaii-island/h2017-1/almanac-in-the-sky/ https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Saturn_(mythology)#Mythology https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/saturn/overview/

In part two of our four-part planet series, Rhiannon gives us mythological tales from around the world associated with Earth and Mars. We have a grand time with the remaining two inner planets, learning some scientific facts, complaining about auto-correct, and finally encountering planets that have moons. Royalty-free music courtesy of pixabay.com. Movements from Holst's Planets suite are in the public domain. ***Recommendation of the Week: Creation Myths of the World*** https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.691.2968&rep=rep1&type=pdf ***Etymology*** https://www.etymonline.com/word/star#etymonline_v_22003 https://www.etymonline.com/word/*ster-?ref=etymonline_crossreference#etymonline_v_52592 https://www.etymonline.com/word/instellation?ref=etymonline_crossreference ***Earth*** https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.691.2968&rep=rep1&type=pdf https://www.etymonline.com/word/earth#etymonline_v_941 https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/earth/overview/ ***Mars*** https://www.ancient.eu/Mars/ http://astro.if.ufrgs.br/fis2008/TheHistoryofNon-WesternScience.pdf https://www.etymonline.com/word/Tuesday#etymonline_v_18795 https://glorioushinduism.com/2019/05/25/mangala/ https://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/civil/egypt/egcrgh3e.html https://mythopedia.com/celtic-mythology/gods/nuada/ https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/mars/overview/

This week, we kick off a four-part exploration of the names of the planets. Rhiannon's first installment covers Mercury and Venus. We look at the mythology behind four different names applied to each of these two heavenly bodies. Don't worry, we still get our weekly fix of science and etymology! Royalty-free music courtesy of pixabay.com. Movements of Holst's Planets suite are in the public domain. ***Recommendation of the Week: What is a Planet?*** https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/in-depth/ ***Scientific*** https://www.britannica.com/place/Venus-planet https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/mercury/overview/ https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/venus/overview/ https://www.universetoday.com/13957/discovery-of-planet-mercury/ ***Dictionaries*** https://www.dictionary.com/browse/sound https://www.etymonline.com/word/*pele-?ref=etymonline_crossreference#etymonline_v_52599 https://www.etymonline.com/word/planet#etymonline_v_16437 https://www.etymonline.com/word/polysemy?ref=etymonline_crossreference ***Sumerian*** https://www.ancient.eu/Enki/ https://www.ancient.eu/Ninhursag/ http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/amgg/listofdeities/nabu/ ***Chinese*** http://www.weasner.com/etx/fun/2008/little/Names_of_the_Planets.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthly_Branches#Twelve_branches https://www.yourchineseastrology.com/zodiac/story/dragon.htm ***Norse*** https://www.britannica.com/topic/Odin-Norse-deity https://norse-mythology.org/gods-and-creatures/the-aesir-gods-and-goddesses/odin/ https://norse-mythology.org/tales/odins-discovery-of-the-runes/ ***Roman*** https://www.ancient.eu/venus/ https://mythopedia.com/roman-mythology/gods/mercury/#mythology https://www.theoi.com/Olympios/JudgementParis.html http://www.tribunesandtriumphs.org/roman-gods/myths-about-the-roman-goddess-venus.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_(mythology)#Origins ***Siberian*** https://www.rbth.com/travel/329698-father-frosts-santa-russia https://eng.russia.travel/journals/331962/ ***Mayan*** https://www.gods-and-goddesses.com/mayan/kukulkan/ https://www.windows2universe.org/mythology/Kukulcan_venus.html&edu=high ***Greek*** https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lucifer-classical-mythology https://www.etymonline.com/word/Mercury#etymonline_v_14662 https://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/gods/hesperus/ https://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/gods/phosphorus/

Rhiannon still hasn't learned Old English, but this week, she uses it to bring us a neologism. We learn about the etymology of “lord” and “lady”, and learn about their gender-neutral third variant that was lost to time. After reviving a more inclusive honorific, we head down the rabbit hole once again. Royalty-free music courtesy of pixabay.com. ***Recommendation of the Week: Respect Pronouns*** Just do it, folks. It's the kind thing to do. ***Miscellaneous Web*** https://www.etymonline.com/word/lord#etymonline_v_12435 https://www.etymonline.com/word/lady?ref=etymonline_crossreference http://www.jebbo.co.uk/learn-oe/nouns1.htm https://list-english.ru/img/newpdf/dictpdf/6.pdf https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/oldenglishgender/ https://www.wordsense.eu/hlaf%C3%A6ta/ ***Wikipedia: Out*** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_of_Mann https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyal_toast https://web.archive.org/web/20100918044306/http://alberta.ca/home/265.cfm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln%27s_Inn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undercroft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_Hall#The_Undercroft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Bank https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear-baiting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skald ***Wikipedia: Back*** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaf_II_of_Norway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petty_kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristocracy_(class) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobility https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Style_(form_of_address) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord

On today's special birthday episode, Rhiannon discusses the history of cake frosting and cakes in general. We explore the different kinds of confectionary toppings and take a trip down the rabbit hole. Royalty-free music courtesy of pixabay.com. ***Recommendation of the Week: Vegan Cake Frosting*** https://www.noracooks.com/vanilla-vegan-frosting/ ***Etymology*** https://www.etymonline.com/word/icing#etymonline_v_34431 https://www.etymonline.com/word/fondant#etymonline_v_33323 https://www.etymonline.com/word/frosting#etymonline_v_31058 https://www.etymonline.com/word/marzipan#etymonline_v_9666 ***Miscellaneous Web*** https://www.confectionarychalet.com/history-of-cake-decorating/ https://www.foodtimeline.org/foodcakes.html#decorations ***Wikipedia: Out*** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icing_(food) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couverture_chocolate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrober https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelf_life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_loss_and_waste https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unusually_shaped_vegetable https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidden_message ***Wikipedia: Back*** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidden_message https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_egg_(media) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_hunt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate_cake https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaze_(cooking_technique) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icing_(food)

Rhiannon had a shower thought that, surely, treadmills began as a torture device. Rhiannon was correct. This week, we discuss the origins and development of the treadmill, hear about their benevolent use in areas like physical therapy, and head down the rabbit hole to learn about a variety of things that are definitely 100% not at all euphemisms. (Also: Rhiannon finally figures out how to adjust the gain while recording…) Royalty-free music courtesy of pixabay.com. ***Recommendation of the Week: The Sentencing Project*** https://www.sentencingproject.org/ ***USPTO*** https://patents.google.com/patent/US1064968?oq=training+machine+1%2c064%2c968 https://patents.google.com/patent/US2117957A/en?oq=training+machine+1%2c064%2c968 ***JSTOR*** John D. Bessler, A Century in the Making: The Glorious Revolution, the American Revolution, and the Origins of the U.S. Constitution's Eighth Amendment, 27 Wm. & Mary Bill Rts. J. 989 (2019), https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/wmborj/vol27/iss4/4  Torture, by Edward Peters, University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 1973, pp. 149–164. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv51392k.13. Accessed 2 May 2021. ***Miscellaneous Web*** http://www.correctionhistory.org/html/chronicl/nycdoc/html/penitentiary2.html https://www.etymonline.com/word/torture#etymonline_v_15403 http://www.hastingstribune.com/underwater-treadmill-used-for-physical-therapy/article_a89acf3e-324f-11ea-89af-1b1cdf941996.html https://www.hfe.co.uk/blog/history-of-the-treadmill/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120222084704/http://www.uic.edu/aa/college/gallery400/notions/histories.htm ***Wikipedia: Out*** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treadmill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conveyor_belt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limestone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toothpaste https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dentifrice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_finger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_fingering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Washington https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_the_Husky https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaskan_Malamute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pole https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year%27s_Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12-hour_clock#Confusion_at_noon_and_midnight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_clock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_clock ***Wikipedia: Back*** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_clock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_wheel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watermill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mill_(grinding) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treadwheel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treadmill

Our first-ever guest interview is a mega-episode! This week, Rhiannon is joined by Tay Clarke, a choral educator and all-around wonderful human, who gives us some insight on the history of choirs and choral music. We begin in Ancient Greece, discuss some important developments throughout the centuries, and talk about the choir scene these days. Many thanks to Tay for agreeing to come on the tell and talk to me! Royalty-free music courtesy of pixabay.com. ***Recommendations from Tay*** https://www.ipachart.com/ https://dood.al/pinktrombone/ https://www.justicechoir.org/ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi3jtBR0FdWT5VKypaWl1uMbkaSU0dpuz ***Miscellaneous Web*** https://www.etymonline.com/word/choir#etymonline_v_11304 https://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/gods/dionysus/ https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/old-hall-manuscript# https://cmed.ku.edu/~cmed/private/hyltonren.html https://cmed.ku.edu/~cmed/private/hyltonbar.html https://cmed.ku.edu/~cmed/private/classical.html https://cmed.ku.edu/~cmed/private/romantic.html ***Britannica*** https://www.britannica.com/art/chorus-theatre https://www.britannica.com/art/Gregorian-chant ***JSTOR*** Bukofzer, Manfred F. “The Beginnings of Polyphonic Choral Music.” Papers of the American Musicological Society, 1940, pp. 23–34. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/43873085. Accessed 26 Apr. 2021. Brown, Howard Mayer. “Choral Music in the Renaissance.” Early Music, vol. 6, no. 2, 1978, pp. 164–169. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3125600. Accessed 26 Apr. 2021.

Your wish is my command, listeners. Enjoy this quick bonus episode telling you the story of Lilith! Royalty-free music courtesy of pixabay.com. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilith

Today we let the Random Article algorithm provide us with Rhiannon's episode topic. It did not disappoint, leading us to Irene D. Long. Dr. Long was the first African American woman to be appointed Chief Medical Officer at the Kennedy Space Center. Hear about her life, career, and research in this mini-episode. This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Royalty-free music courtesy of pixabay.com. SOURCE MATERIAL ***Recommendation of the Week: Evergreen Museum*** https://www.evergreenmuseum.org/ https://www.wingsandwaveswaterpark.com/ ***Etymological Intermezzo: Toxicology*** https://www.etymonline.com/word/toxic https://www.etymonline.com/word/toxicology https://greekreporter.com/2018/11/19/greek-term-toxic-is-oxfords-word-of-the-year-for-2018video/ https://www.newscientist.com/letter/mg23030791-600-11-bring-me-my-arrows-of-desire/ ***Web: Biographies*** https://baldwincremation.com/obituaries/irene-duhart-long/ https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/irene-d-long https://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/biographies/long.html https://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/spring2007/alumninews/close-ups/closeup.html https://rememberingdrirene.wixsite.com/website https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irene_D._Long ***Web: Research and Legacy*** https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/sicklecell/traits.html https://www.nasa.gov/ames/research/space-life-sciences-training-program https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-has-announced-the-first-fruit-they-want-to-grow-on-the-iss https://time.com/3991352/lettuce-space-station/ https://spacecamp.com/ ***Web: History and Education*** https://www.faa.gov/data_research/research/med_humanfacs/humanfactors/ https://history.nasa.gov/40thann/define.htm https://medicine.wright.edu/aerospace-medicine/aerospace-medicine-certificate-program https://www.wright.edu/degrees-and-programs/profile/aerospace-medicine

We finish up our two-part exploration of the history of neckties by looking at the trends when it comes to neckties in women's fashion, ties found in uniforms, and arguments for and against the wearing of neckties. Rhiannon goes down the rabbit hole live for the first time. This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Royalty-free music courtesy of pixabay.com. SOURCE MATERIAL ***Recommendation of the Week: *** Inhale.  Exhale.  Repetere ad mortem. ***Etymological Interlude: Gest*** https://www.etymonline.com/word/bellicose https://www.etymonline.com/word/belligerent https://www.etymonline.com/word/gest ***Web: Related Topics*** https://andieanderin.com/blogs/news/history-of-the-womens-necktie-pussybow-floppybow https://web.archive.org/web/20060530080044/http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/1999/01_99/kuhn.htm https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/heres-what-happened-when-i-wore-a-tie-to-work-every-day-for-a-year/ https://nypost.com/2018/07/23/wearing-a-tie-is-making-you-stupid-and-sick/ https://www.racked.com/2017/1/4/13982918/uniforms-cultural-history ***Wikipedia (Out)*** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necktie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaroni_(fashion) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaroni_penguin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stigmergy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia ***Wikipedia (In)*** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cravat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necktie

In Part One of our two-part treatment of neckties, Rhiannon gives us the low-down on different types of ties, the history of neckties, and the ties called for by various common dress codes. While our discussion starts off with heavy-handed military influence, it winds up developing into quite a party! The segment “Etymological Intermezzo” is established as a regular occurrence.  This episode is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Royalty-free music courtesy of pixabay.com. SOURCE MATERIAL ***Recommendation of the Week: Costumer YouTube*** Karolina Żebrowska: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNwZIGnHkzy6KpHPQtserzQ Morgan Donner: https://www.youtube.com/user/Morgandonner Bernadette Banner: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSHtaUm-FjUps090S7crO4Q Abby Cox: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiXol9ugjOxHHrpkdD0fZZg ***Word of the Week: Pleonasm*** https://literarydevices.net/pleonasm/ https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pleonasm ***Web: History*** https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/never-underestimate-the-bolo-tie-baby/ https://narwhalcompany.com/blogs/narwhallet/indepth-history-of-mens-neckties http://www.tie-a-tie.net/the-evolution-of-the-necktie/ ***Web: Varieties*** https://www.ties.com/blog/tie-anatomy https://www.ties.com/how-to-tie-a-tie ***Web: Etiquette*** https://aklasu.co/blogs/journal/good-tie-etiquette https://www.jjsuspenders.com/blogs/suspenders/54741697-8-types-of-ties-and-when-to-wear-them https://www.thetrendspotter.net/mens-dress-codes/ ***Web: Etymology*** https://www.etymonline.com/word/Ascot#etymonline_v_17919 https://www.etymonline.com/word/bow%20tie#etymonline_v_27358 https://www.etymonline.com/word/kerchief?ref=etymonline_crossreference https://www.etymonline.com/word/neckerchief https://www.etymonline.com/word/necktie#etymonline_v_2357 https://www.etymonline.com/word/neckwear

This week, Rhiannon talks about the origins of middle names. We discuss a couple of similar concepts from around the world, take a crash course in Swedish law, hear the most popular middle names (in the UK), and descend once again into the rabbit hole. This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Royalty-free music courtesy of pixabay.com. SOURCE MATERIAL ***Recommendation of the Week: Online Etymology Dictionary*** https://www.etymonline.com/word/first#etymonline_v_5972 https://www.etymonline.com/word/forename#etymonline_v_33314 https://www.etymonline.com/word/given#etymonline_v_33803 https://www.etymonline.com/word/maiden#etymonline_v_43955 https://www.etymonline.com/word/middle%20name#etymonline_v_54251 https://www.etymonline.com/word/surname#etymonline_v_22417 ***Web: General*** https://www.behindthename.com/glossary/view/chinese_names https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/226134851.pdf https://www.dictionary.com/browse/christian-name https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/KingsQueensofBritain/ https://kidspot.co.nz/baby/the-most-common-middle-names/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/58440/why-do-we-have-middle-names http://www.namenerds.com/uucn/midsurvey.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_monarchs_by_nickname https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matronymic ***Web: Specific Examples*** https://www.ancient.eu/Constantine_V/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-4011950/Caught-Googlies-silly-Herberts-CRAIG-BROWN-explains-joke-article-James-Bond-transformed-fact.html https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/503667.Jennifer_8_Lee https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/64297/where-did-the-name-smaug-come-from https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/education/trivia/use-of-period-after-s-truman-name ***Wikipedia (Out)*** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_name https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trope_(literature) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synecdoche https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_trademark https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band-Aid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smiley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smiley_Company ***Wikipedia (Back) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smiley_Company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Patent_and_Trademark_Office https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_identity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-concept https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_identity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_name https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_name

This week, Rhiannon tells us about the history of door hinges. This episode covers everything from mythology to Conestoga wagons, and we even hear a whisper about the Emperor's New Groove. Learn about the supplies you'll need to shore up your lair's defense mechanisms and finally find out what the heck an escutcheon is. This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Royalty-free music courtesy of pixabay.com. SOURCE MATERIAL ***Recommendation of the Week: Torque*** https://www.machinedesign.com/fastening-joining/article/21138788/how-much-torque-do-these-hinges-need https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-HZ1SZPaQw ***Instagram Images*** https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Common_hawthorn_flowers.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Torque_lever_arm_w_point_of_application_and_line_of_action.svg ***Wikipedia*** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinge ***Etymology*** https://www.etymonline.com/word/cardinal#etymonline_v_33702 https://www.etymonline.com/word/hinge#etymonline_v_12021 ***Mythology*** https://www.ancient.eu/Janus/ https://pantheon.org/articles/c/cardea.html https://pantheon.org/articles/j/janus.html http://www.thaliatook.com/OGOD/cardea.php ***Hardware*** http://www-civ.eng.cam.ac.uk/dsl/publications/TSR_hinge.pdf https://www.dlawlesshardware.com/history-of-hinges.html https://www.familyhandyman.com/list/different-hinge-types-and-where-to-use-them/ http://www.hagerco.com/aboutus/hager-history https://www.thomasnet.com/articles/hardware/door-hinge-evolution-and-history/

Rhiannon tells us all about how black pepper became the seasoning that virtually always goes with salt. We discuss the spice from a scientific perspective and talk about why not everyone loves having it around. Rhiannon attempts to play the Wikipedia game for the first time. This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Royalty-free music courtesy of pixabay.com. SOURCE MATERIAL ***Recommendation of the Week*** Drink more water, you dry lil nugget ***Web: Terminology*** https://www.britannica.com/story/whats-the-difference-between-an-herb-and-a-spice https://www.etymonline.com/word/pepper https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peppercorn%20rent ***Web: Science*** https://www.foodrepublic.com/2016/01/27/what-are-the-different-kinds-of-peppercorns/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4648884/ http://plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:682369-1 https://www.saltassociation.co.uk/education/salt-health/role-salt-cooking/ https://selectree.calpoly.edu/tree-detail/schinus-molle https://time.com/5503520/black-pepper-health-benefits/ https://www.villagevoice.com/2017/05/17/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-sichuan-peppercorns/ ***Web: History*** https://books.google.com/books?id=QKALAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA272#v=onepage&q&f=false https://www.peppermate.com/pages/a-brief-history-of-pepper-mills-grinders ***Web: Popularity*** https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/82971/why-do-we-use-salt-and-pepper-flavor-food https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/would-you-like-some-salt-and-pepper-how-about-80000-shakers-worth-23901227/?story=fullstory https://www.wsj.com/articles/salt-and-pepper-are-no-longer-enough-11570116149 ***Wikipedia (Out)*** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pepper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ming_treasure_voyages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eunuch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Lytton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Helena_Island_National_Park ***Wikipedia (Back)*** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Helena_Island_National_Park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_cuisine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pepper

This week, Rhiannon discusses the history of history. We discuss what makes good history, consider the power of oral tradition, and take a tour from the first historians through the Enlightenment. This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Royalty-free music courtesy of pixabay.com. SOURCE MATERIAL ***Recommendation of the Week: Tom Porter*** https://www.mohawkcommunity.org/tom-s-corner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jCvnUrm3k0 ***Wikipedia*** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltaire ***JSTOR*** Ch'oe, Yŏng-ho. “An Outline History of Korean Historiography.” Korean Studies, vol. 4, 1980, pp. 1–27. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/23717670. Accessed 7 Mar. 2021. ***Web: Historical Significance*** https://www.historyskills.com/historical-knowledge/significance/ ***Web: Oral Tradition*** http://www.fourdirectionsteachings.com/transcripts/mohawk.pdf https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/oral_traditions/ https://nativeede.wixsite.com/wingedmessenger/oral-tradition-in-native-america https://whyy.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/echo07.lan.stories.totem/oral-traditions/ https://prairieedge.com/tribe-scribe/native-american-tradition-storytelling/ ***Web: Historiography*** https://www.ancient.eu/herodotus/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edward-Gibbon https://www.britannica.com/topic/historiography/Ancient-historiography https://www.britannica.com/topic/historiography/Medieval-historiography https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780195399301/obo-9780195399301-0034.xml https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/voltaire/

Rhiannon's first episode covers the history of the fork, from ancient cooking utensils to the standard four-tine implement we use today. Also discussed are various types of forks, alternatives to the fork, sporks, and forks in culture.  This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Royalty-free music courtesy of pixabay.com. SOURCE MATERIAL ***Recommendation of the Week: Traversing Food*** https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzOe36kSDVQlld9eCBMOlDQ ***Wikipedia*** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork ***Online Etymology Dictionary*** https://www.etymonline.com/word/fork ***US Patents and Trademarks*** https://patents.google.com/patent/US147119 https://patents.google.com/patent/USD842662S1/en ***Print Media*** https://books.google.com/books?id=tRs2ObI7ozoC&lpg=PA14&pg=PA14#v=onepage&q&f=false ***Websites*** https://www.foreignmre.com/product-page/copy-of-foreignmre-com-coffee-mug-1 https://web.archive.org/web/20081207064108/http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/opac/search/cataloguedetail.html?&priref=70534&_function_=xslt&_limit_=10 http://www.foodreference.com/html/art-history-fork-729.html https://leitesculinaria.com/1157/writings-origins-fork.html https://www.winemag.com/2015/10/01/get-your-fork-on-the-ultimate-dinner-fork-primer/

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